Europe 1 with AFP
The Ministry of Education announced on Thursday that unvaccinated college and high school contact case students over the age of 12 will no longer have to isolate themselves for seven days, starting Monday, March 21. They will follow the same rules as contact cases with a complete vaccination schedule, namely the performance of a self-test on D2.
From Monday, students in contact with Covid-19 in middle and high school over the age of 12 who are not vaccinated will no longer have to isolate themselves for seven days, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday. Until now, unvaccinated contact case students over the age of 12 had to isolate themselves for 7 days, which made many teachers fear that these young people would be isolated several times, with consequences for follow-up. pedagogic.
The health authorities have decided to change the rules for isolating contact cases in the general population. “As of Monday, unvaccinated contact cases over the age of 12 will no longer be required to isolate themselves. They will respect the same rules as contact cases with a complete vaccination schedule, namely the performance of a self-test on D2 “, explains the Ministry of National Education. Wearing a mask indoors is, on the other hand, “strongly recommended for 7 days after the occurrence of the confirmed case”, it is underlined.
Teenagers 12-17 years old are eligible for a booster dose
“The pupil’s legal representatives or the pupil will be given a free self-test on presentation of the letter given by the establishment to the contacts at risk” and “in parallel, the CPAM can carry out checks on the status of pupil contacts at risk (vaccination, Covid-19 history) and transmit the elements in a secure manner to the sole attention of the health personnel of National Education”, continues the Ministry of Education.
He recalls that “adolescents aged 12 to 17 have been eligible for a booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 since January 24. This booster is not mandatory, but it is recommended because of the high contagiousness of the variant. Omicron, which also affects this age group. It is opened six months after the injection of the second dose”.